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FALCON, 



B.— Falco gibbosus, Ind. Orn.\. p. 30. Gm. Lin.\. 270. Bris.\. 324. Jc/. 8vo. 93. 



Rail Syii. p. 14, 6. Will. p. 46. 

 Faucon hai^ard, Buf. \. 254. pi. 16, j,l. en!. 421. 

 Haggard Falcon, Cen. S>/n. i. 66. Will. Engl. p. 80. 



This receives the above name when it is grown old, and draws 

 the head into its shoulders, appearing hump-backed. 



So much has been said by authors on the amusement of fal- 

 conry, which was greatly encouraged by our ancestors of every 

 rank,* that it is not necessary to mention here more than has been 

 noticed above ; and, although it is nearly left off by the English, 

 yet we are a«:sured, that in Denmark and other parts of the Continent, 

 it is still held in great esteem ; and by none more than the Turks and 

 Persians, as well as Russians and Tartars : the Chinese were also very 

 fond of this sport. 



It is supposed that every species of this Genus might be trained 

 for falconry ; but it appears, that the usual sorts were the Iceland 

 and Greenland Falcons, Gyrfalcon and Goshawk; independent of 

 the Black Eagle, Jean le Blanc, Lanner, and others ; and of these 

 the white variety seem to be in most esteem f 



C— Falcoleiicocephalus, Jnd. Orn.i. 30. Bris.i. o2b. Id. 8vo.93. Gm. Lin. i. 270. 



Frisch, t. 75. 

 White-headed Falcon, Gen. Si/ii. i. 66. 



This has the head white, marked with small brown spots ; bill 

 ash-coloured ; cere and irides pale yellow ; back and wing coverts 

 spotted with brown, rufous, grey and whitish ; beneath grey with 



* In the time of King Edward III. fee and wages were given to W. de Whitten, for 

 searching and examining all nests of falcons and hawks, every where in Whales, 

 t See article. Goshawk. 



